Coin-receiving structure



Oct. 12, 1948.

L'. HoYT COIN-RECEIVING STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Deo. 8, 194.5

FIG]Y INVENTOR y W M BY ATTORNEY Patented Oet. 12, 1948 U N 'ITE/D1- S TAT ES PAT EN 0F F IHC 2,451,088*

ci-RJE-CWING STRUCTURE Lawrence Hoyt, Littlel Rock,` Applicationneeemb'er s, 1943, serial No. raser (c1. 23a-4i 2 claims. l.

l'Ihisfinvention relates to l-receptacles `for money inv churches ari-d other plaeeswher'e money offer-A ings areleft and often not attended. and'rela'tes more especially' .to structure whereby unauthorized removal of the receptacle and its contents is effectively prevented. It isaA common` ex'- perience of churchestd have the money stolen from' theirV poOI-.bOXesth coin receptacles for votive lamps, andfotlir' contribution receptacles. These churches'are openallfday for passers-by to stop in and visit, and'anyone can'enter andl leave the church vs zithout'Y exciting suspicion. Oftentherelfare no .other visitorsfpresent and the various collection receptacles canberied'with'- outl detection.

It' reenebjeer eilthisv'e'nnon to' provide 'improved coin-receiving structure from which the money cannotbe removed byfunauthorized 'persons. One wayin which .theinv'ention attains thisl object is by making it impossible' to invert the receptacle.

Otherfeajzures of fthe" invention` relate t'o" the construction'by which the coin-receiving receptacle is secured-'inplacesothat itcannot be stolen in its entirety, but the structure does not interfere with convenient re'rival of the money by authorized persons.

This applicationV is a' continuation in part oi' my application, Serial No. 408,901, filed August 29, 19`4'1j`now abandoned.

Other objects, vfeatures'V and ad var'itages 4 of the invention will appear' or be pointed out as' the description proceeds; l

I'ri'the drawing, where likereiference characters indicate corresponding parts in' allthe views.

Fig. 1 represents a vertical sectional View through a oor and wall showing the present invention in side elevation and, secured to an underlying joist;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View through a oor showing the present invention in front elevation;

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail View showing one construction for connecting the coin receptacle of this invention with a radiator, the receptacle and the Wall behind the radiator being shown in section;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View through the lower portion of the receptacle and the lock;

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a front elevation showing a modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 8 is a View of the bottom'endv of thecoin'v receptacle. Fig. lshows aw floor in the basement of the church. Since'the basement is locked-and not open to visitors,r theV bottom, portion of the receptacle 6' is;V notv acces,-Y sible to thieves who enter thechurch The receptacle. isY preferably triadeof v a long'.

section of pipe` 9 to which aA cap I9. 'is' perina-y nently secured. ,There is a. slot II inthe caip, as; illustrated in Fig. 3, through whichl money is inserted.

A :bracket I2 lat:the'lo'lwer;Y end oithpipesecyf I tion 9 is'shaped to iitl against. the j oist and lias .VV flanges I3 that are. anchored to theV jiistligyA screws ror bolts I 4. The bracket I2 caribe se".v

cured to thepipsection 9 by one ormorescrews i5 tapped into` .the piiieandfthe.headset.which are lthen hammered or ground to` destroy; theY screw slot and make the fastenings as permanent as rivets.

'rneinsideV of rhegiwer portieri of nie'fpipe' section 9' isv counterbored'as at I'I` to receiyefaw plug I8. 'I'he'plug`l8` isbored to receive atumbler key lock unit I9 which is secured in place byset screws 29 extending inwardly to bite into the same from the periphery of the plug I8. The inner end of the plug I8 has an internal pocket 2| in which a rotary keeper 22 operated by the lock unit I9 is swingable. This keeper 22 is swingable through a slot 23 in the periphery of the plug I8 to project into an internal circumferential groove 24 in the wall of the counterbore I'I.

A collection can 25 is provided in the lower portion of the tube 9 and is of cylindrical shape, the bottom of this can 25 having a screw 26 disposed therethrough and capable of being threadedly disposed into the plug I8.

Above the can 25 is a sleeve 21 open at its upper and lower ends and resting at its lower end upon the upper end of the can 25. This sleeve 21 has interlapping and inclined baffle plate 28.

Some small churches do not have basements and it then becomes necessary to attach the deallA 5 land a coin'receptacle'gv Iii extending upwardly-'from thev floor 1. 'fhelcwer.4 end of the receptaclepasses through an openingin theriioor andisfsecured te apos't V8Y under the vice to a permanent element of the building such as a radiator A or some available wall structure. As shown in Fig. 7, the device has its tube 9a attached by brackets 29, 29 to a radiator, the lower end of the tube 9a being provided with an elbow 3D having a lock plug I8a therein, to the end that access can be more readily had to the receiving can located in the device.

The brackets 29 are best shown in Fig. 4 and extend part way aroundthe tubular section of the receptacle. Each bracket is shaped to fit against the radiator and has flanges 3:2 at its opposite ends; and there are openings through the anges for fastening means, such as bolts 33. The openings through the anges 32 are spaced apart far enough to register with the openings between radiator sections.

There are cross pieces 34' at the back of the radiator close t-o the wall 5 in front of which the radiator stands. The bolts 33 extend through the openings in t'he flanges 32 and through similar openings in the cross' pieces 3B to lconnect the brackets 29 with the radiator A. The bolts 33 are preferably carriage bolts or other bolts with round heads and no screw-driver slot by which the 4heads can be turned; and the bolt openings in the bracket 29 may be square for receiving the tightenV up the nuts 35, or the radiator may be disconnected at its union 36 (Fig. 7) from the steam pipe 31 which is a permanent part of thev building. After the brackets are secured to the radiator the union 36 is again connected. Suchv unions cannot be broken loose except Vwith very large wrenches of a size that a sneak thief in a church would not have and could not carry concealed.

The brackets 29 can be connected to the pipe section of the receptacle by screws 39 extending through the brackets and tapped into the pipe section. If these screws are removed, it may be possible to move the receptacle with respect to the brackets, but it is not possible to remove Iit from the radiator. V

As can be understood from observing Fig. 5, removal of the block or plug I8 will permit displacement of the money collecting receptacle 25, and, of course, the sleeve 27 will follow. When the empty can 25 is replaced in the tube 9 lthe L manently closed ltop portion having armoney receiving slot therein, a removable lock and plug in the lower portion of the tube, la cylindrical coin receiving can fitted in said tube an'd surmo-unting `said plug, and 'a swivel connection between said -plug and the bottom of said ycan whereby said can is removable with said plug and the plug rotatable in the tube independently of the can to facilitate Ilocking the plug.

2. A collection device of the character described comprising an elongated cylindrical tube including -a permanently closed top'portion'having a money receiving slot -thereinsaid tube having `an open lower end, a removable lock and plug in the lower portion `lof the tulbe, a cylindrical coin-receiving can fitted in said tube and surmounting said plug, the lock, plug and can being of a size that can be inserted through the open' lower end of the tube, and the inside wall of the tube being recessed for cooperation with the lock, and a swivel connection between said plug and the bottom of said can whereby `said can is removable with |said plug 4and the plug rotatable., in the tube independently of the' can to facilitate locking the plug, a fixed supporting bracket, and fastening means extending through the bracket and into the tube intermediate the ends of the tube for securing the tube to the bracket at an" elevation which leaves thespace :belowthe open end of the tube unobstructed for a distance equal t-o the combined length of the can, lock and plug, and any play in the swivel connection.

' LAWRENCE HOYT.

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